NFL not aware of list of players who bought drugs from Hurd

The Bears officially have cut ties with receiver Sam Hurd. Hurd’s lawyers claim that no current players have had any involvement in whatever it was that Hurd was allegedly, or actually, doing.

“Sam has asked me to address one point, with respect to the rumors that Sam has been supplying drugs to other members of the NFL, out of respect to the NFL, out of respect to teammates and out of respect to other players, he 100 percent denies that allegation,” attorney Brent Greenfield (pictured) told reporters Friday night, via the Associated Press. “It is patently and totally false. It just didn’t happen.”

Greenfield’s comments echoed remarks made earlier in the day by David Kenner, another lawyer involved in the representation of Hurd. 670 The Score in Chicago reported Thursday that authorities have a list of NFL players in the double digits who purchased drugs from Hurd.

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told the Associated Press that the league is closely monitoring the situation, but that there’s no proof yet that other players were buying drugs from Hurd. “We are not aware of such a list,” McCarthy said.

The DEA joined the investigation regarding Hurd on Friday. The situation previously had been handled exclusively by the Department of Homeland Security.

Hurd allegedly received one kilogram of cocaine from an undercover officer on Wednesday night, with intent to distribute it. For now, no evidence has been identified to prove that Hurd’s alleged claim of an existing operation that moved four kilograms of cocaine per week in the Chicago were anything other than empty boasts.

The only thing this clown has left is his perceived street cred you all know this comes first in some communities ! He is on his own little STOP SNITCHIN campaign right now ! That will all change behind closed doors when the men in the black suits have him crying !

So what if he did sell some drugs to a few players, who did it hurt ? Every Sunday millions of fans go to games and get drunk and then drive home. That’s acceptable because it benefits the Leagues bottom line.

Granted, Hurd has the presumption of innocence, but it would take someone with a MASSIVE ego and equally massive ignorance to try to pull off such an enterprise while being a professional athlete AND doing the leg work!

I also find it odd that the bond was so low if he’s supposed to be some kind of drug kingpin. Isn’t that about a game check?

“Hurd’s lawyers claim that no current players have had any involvement in whatever it was that Hurd was allegedly, or actually, doing.”

Sounds like the lawyer is confirming that he did it, regardless of using the word “allegedly”, and it is not the first time they have done that…there was a similar general statement yesterday, or the day before.

If he did not do it, I would say something like “he has not now, nor has he ever sold drugs, and therefore, not to any NFL players.

You can bet your last dollar that such a list will be part of any plea deal negotiating for a reduced sentence. This whole stink is going to be huge and I predict a lot of players are sweating bullets right now.

My guess is they monitored his calls and after they saw he had no large drug operation they thought they could get him to set him fellow athletes. When he declined they gave him these trumped up charges of being a “bigtime” drug dealer. Does he deserve to be in the NFL nope. But a 26 year old guy doesn’t deserve to be locked up for 10 or 20 years either for possession of (GOVERNMENT supplied drugs) from the restaurant to his car. lol and INTENT to deliver. He’s now lost his career, millions of dollars, probably his home and possibly his wife and kids. At 26 that’s a heck of a lost for running your mouth and blowing smoke. Lesson learned.

I think he might have a good case for entrapment if it can be shown that the government CONSISTENTLY tried to initiate contact to set up the drug deal. I mean, what drug dealer hand delivers the drugs from out state and gives a guy he’s never met a kilo before getting his money? And then the 4 to 5 kilos, a ton of weed a week and only one arrest? Don’t you think you’d need an operation with 10 or 20 people to process and move that much dope? Where are the drug houses, and large sums of illegal cash that I’m sure the government would want.

Desk jockey Goodoink says, don’t investigate rec dope, PED, HGH or ‘roids just make sure that the shoes are the official color and play touchie feelie ball.

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Listen. For everyone who makes comments like this, just quit watching football if you hate it so much. Just stop. Stop watching, stop reading PFT, stop making comments in the comments section. Because you’re giving us all the impression that you actually like the game, and you clearly hate everything about it.

enikville wrote: Why is the Department of Homeland Security involved in this? Seriously, aren’t there more important matters for them to be dealing with?
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because the informant was working for Immigration and Customs Enforcemant (or ICE as they are know in the industry). ICE and border patrol are part of DHS. Almost any time you have a drug dealing case in the border states, ICE/DHS will be involved to some degree.

Desk jockey Goodoink says, don’t investigate rec dope, PED, HGH or ‘roids just make sure that the shoes are the official color and play touchie feelie ball.

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Listen. For everyone who makes comments like this, just quit watching football if you hate it so much. Just stop. Stop watching, stop reading PFT, stop making comments in the comments section. Because you’re giving us all the impression that you actually like the game, and you clearly hate everything about it.

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‘How’ can one “clearly” hate something yet give off the impression that he likes it? Just wondering

nfloracle says:
Dec 17, 2011 10:29 AM
You can bet your last dollar that such a list will be part of any plea deal negotiating for a reduced sentence. This whole stink is going to be huge and I predict a lot of players are sweating bullets right now.
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The report was not that there was a list. It was that the authorities supposedly have a list. It would be quite difficult to negotiate by offering information the police already have.

No, when you’re dealing with drugs coming from Mexico, that would be the essence of what they deal with. I’m thinking it was only a drug connection, but they still have to make sure it doesn’t go deeper into terrorism or something past just that.

realfootballfan wrote:
Dec 17, 2011 1:43 PM
So his lawyers are already admitting to him selling the drugs? I thought you deny everything as long as you can. Seems like these guys have already let it be known that he was selling dope.
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Where do you see they said that? It clearly states
“he 100 percent denies that allegation,” attorney Brent Greenfield (pictured) told reporters Friday night, via the Associated Press. “It is patently and totally false. It just didn’t happen.”

It’s even partially underlined and in in bright red, how could you miss it? Or are you making leaps by reading “he 100% denies that allegation [that he sold drugs to NFL players]” to mean that he sold drugs, just not to players? If so, your logic needs some work.

He can’t really deny that he took the coke from the informant/undercover agent (I don’t remember which it is). After all, they arrested him with it in his possession. But he -can- deny that he sold drugs (which he has).